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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
NHAI InvIT again surpasses all the expectations.
The round#2 of InvIT has been oversubscribed almost 5 times in 10% of the scheduled tenure.
This round is special because 25% of the NCDs  are reserved for retail investors.
Union Minister MoRTH Shri Nitin Gadkari was driving this agenda of giving an opportunity to the ordinary citizens of our country to invest in the Infrastructure space.
With this option retired citizens, salaried individuals, small and medium business owners have a great opportunity to invest in building new India and at the same time get healthy returns 
Tomorrow is the historic day as these InvIT NCDs will be listed on BSE and Shri Gadkari will ring the bell marking a great beginning for public participation in Infra funding.
Ministry of Education
NIT Rourkela to host the youth from Sikkim for a 5-day exposure tour to Odisha under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat –Yuva Sangam programme.
NIT Rourkela has been chosen as the Nodal Institute for Odisha and paired with NIT Sikkim to host the Yuva Sangam youth exchange programme under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat  –Yuva Sangam programme. NIT Rourkela is going to host the youths from Sikkim for a 5-day exposure tour to Odisha. 25 participants from Sikkim and 5 faculty/staff of NIT Sikkim will be on the tour of the state of Odisha, starting from February 25th to March 3rd, 2023. The EBSB coordinators from NIT Rourkela will organize their tour, which includes visits to different academic institutions, tourist places, notable industries, etc. during this 5-day trip . Similarly, NIT Rourkela has selected its first batch of 40 young participants within the 18–30-year age group , from different districts of Odisha for an exposure tour to Sikkim state starting from 1st March to 7th March 2023.
Yuva Sangam is an initiative by the Ministry of Education, Government of India to strengthen people-to-people connections, especially between youth belonging to North Eastern India and other states. It will provide an immersive experience of various facets of life, development landmarks, recent achievements and youth connections in the host state. During their visits, the youth will have a multi-dimensional exposure to five broad areas – Paryatan , Parampara , Pragati , Prodyogik  and Paraspar Sampark . This program is being organized in collaboration with various other ministries and departments, including Education, Culture, Tourism, Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Youth Affairs & Sports, Home Affairs, Department for Development of North-East Region  and IRCTC. Around 1000 youth will participate in the pilot of Yuva Sangam. This project can be considered a unique way to connect and strengthen the bond between young people of the North Eastern States and the rest of India. The program is fully funded by the Government of India towards travel and there is no expenditure on the part of visiting students as the host institute is providing accommodation and food.
During the tour, participants will visit heritage sites, sports infrastructure, industries, religious centres, education institutes, and meet Self Help Groups primarily involved in making products of millets and attend the cultural showcase and experience the rich tradition and heritage of Odisha. They will also get a first-hand experience of living among people with a mixed set of cultural diversity at the NIT Rourkela campus and explore their scientific and academic expedition.
The nodal officers for Yuva Sangam  Odisha-Sikkim are Prof. Winny Routray from NIT Rourkela and Mr. Ram Nepal  from NIT Sikkim. To detail more on the tour to Sikkim, selected youth from Odisha had an orientation programme on 22.03.2022. To achieve the goal of ‘One India united India and strong India’, NIT Rourkela is proud to be a part of this visionary initiative by the Government of India.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
This is a forward looking Budget: Shri Prakash Javadekar
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar today said that this is a forward looking Budget. Speaking to the media after the presentation of Union Budget 2021-22 by Union Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament, the Minister commented that Coronavirus pandemic has hit economies across the world, but India has not only won the battle against COVID but is also moving forward in its fight against poverty and towards prosperity.
Highlighting the massive budgetary boost in capital expenditure, the Minister said that the over five lakh crore rupees investment in infrastructure is a major initiative. This will give a major fillip to employment, he added.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares a thread about Kutch's transformation from the deadly earthquake in 2001
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared a tweet by Member of Parliament from Kutch, Shri Vinod Chavda about the transformation and development of Kutch as a great destination of tourism from the devastation of earthquake in 2001.
Responding to the tweet thread by the MP, the Prime Minister said;
"A lovely thread on Kutch. When the deadly quake struck in 2001, people wrote obituaries of Kutch but there is something remarkable about the people of this district. They rose again and propelled the district to new heights. Today Kutch is a great destination for tourism."
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Veteran Actor and Director Biswajit Chatterjee has been conferred Indian Personality of the Year Award, at 51st IFFI
Panaji: 16 January, 2021
The 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India, Goa has conferred Shri Biswajit Chatterjee, veteran actor, producer, director and singer of Hindi and Bengali cinema, with the Indian Personality of the Year Award. The Award has been announced at the opening ceremony of the festival, by Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar.
Making the announcement, the Union Minister said that this award will be presented to him, when National Film Awards are presented in March 2021.
Biswajit Chatterjee is known for his roles of Kumar Vijay Singh in Bees Saal Baad, Raja Amit Kumar Singh in Kohra, Ashok in April Fool, Ramesh Kumar in Mere Sanam, Jeevan in Night In London, Shekhar in Do Kaliyaan and Vicky in Kismat. He was usually paired with notable actresses such as Asha Parekh, Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz, Mala Sinha and Rajshree. Some of his Bengali films include Chowringhee  and Garh Nasimpur with Uttam Kumar and Kuheli and much later, Srimaan Prithviraj , Jai Baba Taraknath  and Amar Geeti . In 1975, Biswajit produced and directed his own film, Kahte Hai Mujhko Raja. Apart from acting and direction, he has also been a singer and a producer.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Evolves Methodology to Prevent Ammunition Accidents
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today chaired a meeting to review the recommendations of the Task Force of Experts to evolve methodology to prevent ammunition accidents and minimise its effects. As directed by the Raksha Mantri, the Task Force was constituted by Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, headed by Lt Gen Philip Campose, former Vice Chief of Army Staff and members from the Services, OFB, DGQA and DRDO.
Raksha Mantri emphasised that the safety of the soldiers and the common people are of paramount importance and lauded the efforts of DRDO which has come up with several scientifically designed ammunition store houses, that prevents loss of life, even if accidents take place.
The Task Force Chairman, Lt Gen  Philip Campose explained the causes for ammunition accidents and brought out preventive and mitigative measures.
The recommendations of the Task Force were appreciated by the Raksha Mantri and gave directions to expedite implementation.
Nampi/Rajib
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Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of Avana Logistek Limited, Transworld Feeders Private Limited and Transworld Feeders FZCO by Unifeeder ISC FZCO
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition of Avana Logistek Limited, Transworld Feeders Private Limited and Transworld Feeders FZCO by Unifeeder ISC FZCO
The proposed combination envisages acquisition of stake in AvanaLogistek Limited , Transworld Feeders Private Limited and Transworld Feeders FZCO by Unifeeder ISC FZCO .
Unifeeder is indirectly held by DPW, forming part of DPW group.In India, Unifeeder is present through its subsidiaries, Feedertech Pte. Limited  and Perma Shipping Line Pte. Limited.Feedertechprovides EXIM feeder services and Perma Shipping Line Pte. Limited provides EXIM non-vessel owning common carrier  services.
Business of Avana comprises multimodal domestic coastal services and NVOCC solutions. Presently, TFPL is not engaged in any business activities in India. However, under the proposed combination TFPL would acquire EXIM feeder shipping business of Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Limited.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Steel
Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh Highlights Importance of Training for People from All Walks of Life
Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Steel visited the National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur yesterday. He was received in the Academy by the Principal Director General , Smt. Ruby Srivastava and other faculty members of Academy.
On Sunday, the 31st Oct., 2021, he visited NADT where he was taken to Archives Section in Administrative Building in NADT Campus. The Archives contains and displays the history of training in the Income Tax Department. Later, he was also taken on a conducted tour of the Academy premises. The Hon’ble Minister also addressed the faculty members and shared his words of wisdom.At the outset, the Hon’ble Minister congratulated the Team NADT for its infrastructure development and its impact on the training environment provided by NADT. Shri Singh also highlighted the importance of training for trainees & people from all walks of life and also briefly spoke about training perspective as regards sharing of best practices; attitudinal training; interactive training and sharing the latest position of law. He emphasized the role of trainers as motivators who would ensure physical as well as mental development
Shri Singh is retired IAS officer of 1984 Batch UP cadre, having served over 25 years across various capacities and domains. Shri Singh held key positions in State and Centre. He was District Magistrate of Rampur, Barabanki, Hamirpur and Fatehpur in UP for four years consecutively, GM UP Handloom Corporation, and Additional CEO, Greater Noida Authority, Uttar Pradesh, in 2001-2005.
Before joining IAS in UP cadre, Shri Singh was appointed in the Indian Revenue Service and had undergone training in the National Academy of Direct Taxes, Nagpur, with the 1982 Batch of Indian Revenue Service. After taking voluntary retirement from IAS in 2010, he joined active politics and was elected to Rajya Sabha in June, 2010. Since then, he has made significant contribution to policy making and governance at national level, as a member of prestigious Committees of Parliament. He served as Member of Standing Committees on Railways, DoPT and Home, and of Consultative Committees on External Affairs and Home. From September, 2018 to May, 2019, Shri Singh served as Chairman, Committee on Industry.
PIB Headquarters
Foundation stone laid for International Ship Repair Facility at Cochin
Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for International Ship Repair Facility  at Wellingdon Island, Cochin. An expansion project of Cochin Ship Yard Limited , the repair facility will be a state of the art facility that can handle a major chunk of small and medium sized vessels plying in India.
The project worth Rs. 970 crore is expected to be completed by October 2019. Laying the foundation stone, Shri. Nitin Gadkari said that this is a historical movement in the history of Kerala and Cochin Shipyard. This will create 6000 job opportunities in the state directly and indirectly. As of now our country is facing lack of technologies for the ship repairing and maintenance activities. With this new facility we need not have to depend other countries, he said.
Lack of availability of land is the hindrance for Kerala’s development, the Minister said. He also asked the State government to complete GAIL pipe laying project on time. Shri Nitin Gadkari also invited CSL for pan India expansion of its services. “Technically and financially the Cochin Shipyard is very strong. It is time that they should look at expanding to other places in the country. I am assuring land across the country for CSL branches. It will be a good start. We can make huge investment as we have huge potential in the sector”, the minister added.
ISRF was approved by Government of India in May 2016. CSL has leased out a 42-acre plot in Willingdon Island from Cochin Port Trust for developing the facility. A Ship lift system of size 130 m x 25 m with lifting capacity of 6000 Tons and 6 workstations will set up. The facility can repair up to 85 vessels, and CSL will thereby be almost doubling the number of ships that can be repaired per year.
Prof. K. V. Thomas presided over the function. Shri A.C. Moideen, Minister for Industries, Sports and Youth Affairs, Shri Hibi Eden MLA, Shri KJ Maxi MLA, Kochi Mayor Smt. Soumini Jain, Shri Madhu S Nair, Cochin Shipyard Chairman & Managing Director, Shri P. Raveendran, Cochin Port Trust Chairman were also present during the occasion.
Shri Gadkari also inaugurated a unique event - Build The Ship – 2017 – being organized by the Ministry of Shipping. The event deliberated upon the recommendations of a study regarding the growth strategies and the recommendations for promotion of shipbuilding, ship design, ship repair and marine ancillaries in India. Incorporation of ‘Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited’, a joint venture between CSL and HDPEL, an initiative of Ministry of Shipping into the Shipbuilding and Ship Repair services for Inland & Coastal Waterways Sector also staged at Build The Ship 2017.
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Ministry of Finance
Repayment of ‘Government of India Floating Rate Bonds 2020’
The outstanding balance of ‘GOI Floating Rate Bonds  2020’is repayable at par on December 21, 2020. No interest will accrue there on from December 21, 2020.In the event of a holiday being declared on December 21, 2020 by any State Government under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Loan/s will be repaid by the paying offices in that State on the previous working day.
As per sub-regulations 24  and 24 of Government Securities Regulations, 2007 payment of maturity proceeds to the registered holder of Government Security held in the form of Subsidiary General Ledger or Constituent Subsidiary General Ledger account or Stock Certificate shall be made by a pay order incorporating the relevant particulars of his bank account or by credit to the account of the holder in any bank having facility of receipt of funds through electronic means. For the purpose of making payment in respect of the securities, the original subscriber or the subsequent holders of such Government Securities, shall submit the relevant particulars of their bank account well in advance.However, in the absence of relevant particulars of bank account / mandate for receipt of funds through electronic means, to facilitate repayment of the Loan on the due date, holders may tender the securities, duly discharged, at the Public Debt Offices, Treasuries / Sub-Treasuries and branches of State Bank of India and its Associate Banks  20 days in advance of the due date for repayment.
Full details of the procedure for receiving the discharge value may be obtained from any of the aforesaid paying offices.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Cabinet approves Creation of two posts of Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in the Central Government in terms of Section 74 of The RPwD Act, 2016 to assist the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for Creation of two  posts of Commissioners in the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities , in terms of provisions of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities  Act, 2016. Out of the two posts of Commissioners, one Commissioner will be a person with disability.
The above two Commissioners will assist the CCPD in discharging his statutory functions as per provisions of the said Act. This would enable the Office of CCPD to look into the complaints of persons with disabilities expeditiously, besides strengthening the monitoring mechanism overseeing the implementation of the RPwD Act, 2016.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Civil Aviation grants drone use permission to ICMR & IIT, Bombay
Ministry of Civil Aviation  and Directorate General of Civil Aviation  have granted conditional exemption from Drone Rules, 2021 to the Indian Council of Medical Research  and Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay . The permission has been granted to ICMR for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight  vaccine delivery in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Manipur, and Nagaland upto a height of 3000 meters using drones. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay  has received drone use permission for research, development and testing of drones in its own premises.
This exemption shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the said airspace clearance and shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of approval of the said airspace clearance or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
The link to the public notices can be accessed from the Ministry of Civil Aviation website.
Earlier, on 11th September 2021, Union Minister for Civil Aviation JyotiradityaScindia had launched first of its kind ‘Medicines from the Sky’ project at Vikarabad in Telangana state under which drugs and vaccines will be delivered using drones.
On 25th August 2021, the Ministry of Civil Aviation notified the liberalised Drone Rules, 2021 to usher in an era of super-normal growth while balancing safety and security considerations in drone operations.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
OIL signs incubation agreement with Hydrogen Fuel related Start-up for promoting Hydrogen mobility solutions in Northeast
Oil India Limited  signed an Incubation Agreement with the Start-up Ohm Clean Tech Private Limited on yesterday for Design, Integration and Development of 9-M Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered e-Bus, and a Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier  solution. The Start-up will be mentored and nurtured under the prestigious IIT-Guwahati.
Shri Sushil Ch. Mishra, CMD, Oil India Ltd. briefed that OIL is committed to the development of innovative & path breaking technologies in the field of clean energy. OIL has already initiated a pilot project for hydrogen generation and blending. It is now sponsoring this start-up venture in the complementary fields of hydrogen storage, transportation and mobility solutions. He expressed the hope that this would help in the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiatives of GoI and open the doors for a hydrogen economy in the Northeast.
Speaking on the occasion Shri Harish Madhav, Director Finance, Oil India Ltd. informed that OIL sponsors eligible Start-ups under its scheme “SNEH” . OIL is presently incubating six Start-ups from all over the country working on various hi-tech fields like robotics, instrumentation, biotech and fuel delivery solutions. He envisioned that with the successful completion of these two new collaborations in the hydrogen energy domain, OIL in synergy with the start-up, shall be successful in running a Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered e-Bus in northeast India within a short time.
Bhavna S. Mayur, Director Ohm Cleantech said that Ohm was excited to be part of ushering Green Energy to the Northeast and this was a unique opportunity to bring important hydrogen linked technologies like LOHC and Hydrogen bus to the market. With the faith that OIL has put on us, we will do our best to bring Atmanirbhar development to India.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Modi government is working continuously in a phased manner to achieve the goal of zero hunger: Radha Mohan Singh
To attract the youth of the country towards agriculture, a project called 'Arya' is being run through Krishi Vigyan Kendras and the Farmer First program is also playing a leading role in this direction.
The purpose of celebrating World Food Day this year is to demonstrate our global commitment to achieve the goal of creating “Zero Hunger World” by 2030. Modi government is working continuously in a phased manner to achieve the goal of zero hunger. At the inauguration ceremony of Agri Startup & Entrepreneurship Conclave on the occasion of World Food Day today, Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that the efforts of farmers and techniques developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research  have contributed to an increase in agricultural production and food security. As per the fourth advance estimate, foodgrain production is estimated at 284.83 million tonnes in 2017-18, an increase of over 20 million tonnes as compared to 2013-14.
The Minister informed that horticulture crops, which contribute significantly to nutritional security, have witnessed record production this year at 307 million tonnes. Today, India occupies the top spot in horticulture production. In the year 2015-16, the production of pulses was 16.25 million tonnes, which increased to 25.23 million tonnes according to the fourth advance estimate in the year 2017-18, which is about 9 million tonnes higher compared to the production achieved in the year 2013-14. The role of high quality crop variety, seed and technology has been significant in increasing production, the Minister stated. He added that 795 crop varieties were released for production during 2014-18 as compared to 448 crop varieties during 2010-14. The demand and production of breeder seeds during 2013-14 was 8479 tonnes and 8927 tonnes respectively which rose to 10405 tonnes and 12265 tonnes in 2016-17.
On ‘Skill India’ the Minister said that the Scheme was launched by the Indian government on a large scale nationwide. According to statistics, a requirement of 22 lakh skilled youth is in the agricultural sector, for which training of skill development is being conducted in various employment areas with the help of the Agriculture Department ICAR and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The Modi Government has encouraged entrepreneurs through skill development and start-ups.
To attract the youth of the country towards agriculture, a project called 'Arya' is being run through Krishi Vigyan Kendras and the Farmer Fest program is also playing a leading role in this direction. Skill development internships for youth are provided at the graduation level. There is tremendous potential for startups in the fields of seed and plant production, food processing and post-mortgage management, veterinary, farm machinery, poultry, fish production, biological products and bioplasty.